30th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival

The 30th Annual Virginia Wine and Craft Festival is just around the corner. Join us on Saturday, May 21, from 10am – 6pm in historic downtown Front Royal, VA for live music,100+ unique artisans and crafters, a wide array of festival foods and of course, WINE TASTING.

The festival gates open on Saturday at 10am with activities and live entertainment all day until 6 p.m. Come and enjoy tastings from 20 Virginia wineries. Covering more than 7 seven blocks and featuring over 100 unique artisans and crafters from all over the east coast, there won’t be anything you can’t find to fit your style, mood or need.

Fine handmade jewelry, hand painted wine glasses, hand crafted musical instruments, pottery and ceramics, clothing, original paintings and artwork, antiques, the list goes on.

Not to be outdone by the wineries and crafters, the food vendors are coming out in full force. With nearly a dozen to choose from, deciding whether to have lip-smacking BBQ, delicious Greek fare, funnel cakes, salad and pasta, crabcake sandwiches, steak-n-cheese, shish kabobs, or just burgers and dogs may take you the whole day. Several restaurants will also be open during the festival in case you prefer to sit and rest a bit while you eat.

The entertainment schedule is as follows:
At the Gazebo....
10 am - 1:30 pm Gold Top County Ramblers
Gold Top County Ramblers rock an acoustic, bluegrass form of music, playing alongside such acts as the Seldom Scene, Nuthin’ Fancy, Ben, Cooter, Jones, Dr. Ralph Stanley, and Larry and Jenny Keel. 2014 brought them the 4th place honors at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. They mix all kinds of music together from all musical era’s and genres, and then bluegrass it up a little.

2 pm - 5:30 pm Back to Zero
BTZ 3ack To Zero (BTZ) is an exciting versatile party band based out of Arlington, Virginia. Founded in 1999, BTZ has become famous for amazing musicianship and a high energy stage show. Back To Zero showcases a powerhouse of talent and energy that will keep crowds dancing all night long. Back To Zero was nominated “best band in the Washington, DC Area” in the WUSA 9 A List competition 

On the Courthouse Lawn...
Noon-2 pm The Church Street Project
The Church Street Project began in 2005 simply as that, a project. No rules, no set members just a practice spot in a former church and theatre on Church Street. While many musicians have played within the Project, its current group of Artists consist of John Yeabower -drums, Amy Lelito-vocals and keyboards, Ian Moon-vocals and guitar, and Shae Parker-vocals and bass.

On Chester Street...
2 pm-4 pm No More Chili
Coming all the way from the rolling sand dunes of Tatooine is a high energy cover band that brings the rock! Featuring songs of Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Sublime, and many more.